Need critics for my SH2 theme, SmallCaps

So it looks like my theme was a BIT of a success; it's currently the most downloaded theme
Still, that doesn't tell me anything about retention rates; how many of you actually use it? What do you like, what don't you like? What would you like to see added or removed? Let me know

Latest version: 2.3​

* I intentionally didn't add the Power Control widget or a Settings button. I strongly recommend downloading a free app from the market called Quick Settings which puts all your most-used settings in the notification bar so you don't have to clutter your screen with them.

* Top screen is just a changelog. Mostly because at the time I couldn't come up with a better use for that screen. I've grown to like it

CENTER screen:COMMUNICATION​

- Features one-touch access to your Dialer, Contacts, Android Market, and Handcent SMS
- Toggles back and forth between a clean and simple clock widget and a pair of trays for social networking apps and finance / account-based apps.
- Known bug: sometimes have to toggle back and forth between the two screen-sets before they show & hide correctly.

LEFT screen:MULTIMEDIA​

- Features one-touch access to your camera and gallery apps
- Minimizable menus featuring music, video and gaming content
- Music menu now features a playlist tray for quick access to your favorite songs and albums
- NEW Video menu features a favorites tray for quick access to your favorite clips, recordings, shows and movies

RIGHT screen:INFORMATION​

- Features one-touch access to your Gmail and DocsToGo
- Minimizable menus featuring the PureCalendar widget, news apps, gps apps and navigation locations
- The calendar menu brings up the widget and a button to launch Astrid Tasks
- The GPS menu now separates the location shortcuts from the gps apps
- The news menu now keeps track of all your news, sports and weather.

My goal with this theme is to make it light and powerful. I didn't want to use too many flashy widgets and pictures; instead focusing on using text, gradients and transparencies to create a theme that would work well with nearly any wallpaper the user wishes to use.

I can't find this to download anymore... I have been using your older version because I find the layout to be fantastic and really clean.... Nothing to clutter up the screen and makes my droid just look incredible

great theme, i was trying to tweak it a bit and was having trouble...it is set to default browser when i use dolphin...if you could make the springboards more editable would be cool because the gps is one that i didnt think was worth a whole folder...it is the best and mostversitile of the sweeterhome themes ive seen

I happened to notice somebody directly copied my theme and uploaded it as their own. I don't mind if anyone wants to use my theme as a starting point and modifies it from there, but FFS at least change the name and description!

great theme, i was trying to tweak it a bit and was having trouble...it is set to default browser when i use dolphin...if you could make the springboards more editable would be cool because the gps is one that i didnt think was worth a whole folder...it is the best and mostversitile of the sweeterhome themes ive seen

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Ah yes, that deals directly with how I made the theme itself. Here's how you would go about changing it from using the default browser to Dolphin:

1) Go into Edit mode
2) Long press on the browser label, and select Custom Tray:browser:browser
3) Change Locked from Yes to No
4) Exit Edit mode
5) Long press on the browser label, and drag the invisible browser app out of the tray.
6) Long press on the browser label, and add a new application to the browser tray. (Select Dolphin from the menu)
7) Go into Edit mode
8) Long press on the browser label, and select Custom Tray:browser:browser
9) Change Locked from No to Yes
10) Exit Edit mode

Simple once you realize how it all works lol. You can do the same for the others.

I happened to notice somebody directly copied my theme and uploaded it as their own. I don't mind if anyone wants to use my theme as a starting point and modifies it from there, but FFS at least change the name and description!

Ah yes, that deals directly with how I made the theme itself. Here's how you would go about changing it from using the default browser to Dolphin:

1) Go into Edit mode
2) Long press on the browser label, and select Custom Tray:browser:browser
3) Change Locked from Yes to No
4) Exit Edit mode
5) Long press on the browser label, and drag the invisible browser app out of the tray.
6) Long press on the browser label, and add a new application to the browser tray. (Select Dolphin from the menu)
7) Go into Edit mode
8) Long press on the browser label, and select Custom Tray:browser:browser
9) Change Locked from No to Yes
10) Exit Edit mode

Simple once you realize how it all works lol. You can do the same for the others.

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sorry for accidental paste...i was trying to edit the theme (i hope you dont mind) and accidently uploaded the theme...thanks for the help

I happened to notice somebody directly copied my theme and uploaded it as their own. I don't mind if anyone wants to use my theme as a starting point and modifies it from there, but FFS at least change the name and description!

So, the Phone and contacts shortcuts at the bottom are broken, and searching the market gives me a connection failure. Also the 1x4 clock widget doesn't show the date correctly it is cut off at the bottom?

So, the Phone and contacts shortcuts at the bottom are broken, and searching the market gives me a connection failure. Also the 1x4 clock widget doesn't show the date correctly it is cut off at the bottom?

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Using the method to change default browser I was able to fix the phone and contacts problems, the widget is still needing to be, fixed, going to try to change the touch here to start to display a peep widget. (ERIS)

I have a question, I want to change the contacts buttons, to Speed Dials I have the shortcuts and trays set up, but how do I make the clock and clock BG disappear only when I click the Speed dials springboard, when I do it it makes it so they appear only when I do that?

I have a question, I want to change the contacts buttons, to Speed Dials I have the shortcuts and trays set up, but how do I make the clock and clock BG disappear only when I click the Speed dials springboard, when I do it it makes it so they appear only when I do that?

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EDIT: The directions below don't work. Apparently there are issues with the way SH handles logic. I'll find a work-around.

Currently there are 2 springboards on that screen: ShowClock and ShowApps. They're both in group 'main'

ShowClock will make the clock, clockbg and "Touch to begin." text appear.
ShowApps will make the Social and Accounts trays and the "Touch to close." text appear.

To mod Speed Dial instead of Contacts:
(Optional) Change the Contacts label to Speed Dial or something else
1) Remove the Contacts custom tray
2) Copy/Paste the ShowClock (or the ShowApps) springboard, and move it over your speed dial text
3) Rename the new springboard to ShowContacts or something similar
4) Under controlled blocks, have it control your new Speed Dial tray (and any other trays you may also want to appear)

Now, this screen wasn't meant to have a 3rd springboard togglable, so you'll have to fix the first 2 as well:
5) Edit the ShowApps springboard
6) Under controlled blocks, add the ShowClock springboard
7) Edit the ShowClock springboard
8) Under controlled blocks, add the ShowApps springboard

This will make it so that when your speed dial list is up, those other springboards will be hidden. But now we have another issue: once the contacts springboard is open, there's no way to get back to the clock/apps. Even if it's minimizable all you get is a blank screen! Here's the fix:

9) Copy/Paste the ShowClock springboard again
10) This time, move it somewhere on the screen and give it a label (I'd suggest a red X or something similar)
11) Rename it to HideContacts
12) Edit ShowContacts and include the HideContacts springboard for controlled blocks.

Now, when you open the contacts tray you'll have a 'button' you can press to close it and return back to the clock screen. It's a bit dirty but it works!

Well I found out why it doesn't work: the new version of SH2 nests springboards, which completely screws up what would've worked otherwise.

But alas, I found my workaround:

To mod Speed Dial instead of Contacts:
(Optional) Change the Contacts label to Speed Dial or something else
1) Remove the Contacts custom tray
2) Copy/Paste the ShowClock (or the ShowApps) springboard, and move it over your speed dial text
3) Rename the new springboard to ShowContacts or something similar
4) Under controlled blocks, have it control your new Speed Dial tray and TouchLabel2 (and any other trays you may also want to appear)
5) Make sure your Speed Dial tray isnt covering the "Touch to close." label & springboard, they're the only way to get back to the clock without causing serious bugs.

It comes with a bug: since springboards are now nested, we can't put the ShowApps springboard in the ShowClock springboard's controlled blocks list without causing errors. This means you can press the empty space where you know the springboard is and go from Contacts to Apps. To get around this bug, you can:

1) Hide it. Make your Speed Dial tray large enough that it covers the ShowApps springboard, and move the ShowApps springboard down to a layer below the Speed Dial tray so you can't select it.
2) Make it a feature. Add an additional text label to the Contacts controlled blocks list that says "Show apps" or something.